Learn about ICE's updated policy to support victims of crime
Read The Polaris Project's blog about the importance of the new policy.
Southern Arizona Battered Immigrant Women Project
http://www.crh.arizona.edu/History
The Southern Arizona Battered Immigrant Women Project (BIWP) helps to identify and develop resources and provide outreach and training to organizations that interact with immigrant women who may be victims of domestic violence or sexual violence. The project has established six task forces in Arizona's seven southern counties: Graham, Greenlee, Cochise, Pinal, Pima, Santa Cruz and Yuma.
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